NASCAR: Phoenix, Round 34

2nd November 2003 - Checker Auto Parts 500



Practice One

Pos # Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 26.882 133.919 2. 01 Joe Nemechek Pontiac 26.949 0.067 0.067 133.586 0.333 0.333 3. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 26.983 0.034 0.101 133.417 0.169 0.502 4. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.006 0.023 0.124 133.304 0.113 0.615 5. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.021 0.015 0.139 133.230 0.074 0.689 6. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.054 0.033 0.172 133.067 0.163 0.852 7. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 27.071 0.017 0.189 132.984 0.083 0.935 8. 0 Ward Burton Pontiac 27.096 0.025 0.214 132.861 0.123 1.058 9. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 27.102 0.006 0.220 132.831 0.030 1.088 10. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.108 0.006 0.226 132.802 0.029 1.117 11. 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 27.154 0.046 0.272 132.577 0.225 1.342 12. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.165 0.011 0.283 132.523 0.054 1.396 13. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 27.173 0.008 0.291 132.484 0.039 1.435 14. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 27.176 0.003 0.294 132.470 0.014 1.449 15. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 27.205 0.029 0.323 132.329 0.141 1.590 16. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 27.208 0.003 0.326 132.314 0.015 1.605 17. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 27.219 0.011 0.337 132.261 0.053 1.658 18. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 27.220 0.001 0.338 132.256 0.005 1.663 19. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 27.228 0.008 0.346 132.217 0.039 1.702 20. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 27.231 0.003 0.349 132.202 0.015 1.717 21. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 27.234 0.003 0.352 132.188 0.014 1.731 22. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 27.237 0.003 0.355 132.173 0.015 1.746 23. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 27.246 0.009 0.364 132.130 0.043 1.789 24. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 27.250 0.004 0.368 132.110 0.020 1.809 25. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 27.251 0.001 0.369 132.105 0.005 1.814 26. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 27.251 0.000 0.369 132.105 0.000 1.814 27. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 27.258 0.007 0.376 132.071 0.034 1.848 28. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 27.288 0.030 0.406 131.926 0.145 1.993 29. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 27.314 0.026 0.432 131.801 0.125 2.118 30. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 27.341 0.027 0.459 131.670 0.131 2.249 31. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 27.356 0.015 0.474 131.598 0.072 2.321 32. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 27.358 0.002 0.476 131.589 0.009 2.330 33. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 27.371 0.013 0.489 131.526 0.063 2.393 34. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 27.378 0.007 0.496 131.492 0.034 2.427 35. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 27.383 0.005 0.501 131.468 0.024 2.451 36. 6 Mark Martin Ford 27.419 0.036 0.537 131.296 0.172 2.623 37. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 27.488 0.069 0.606 130.966 0.330 2.953 38. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 27.492 0.004 0.610 130.947 0.019 2.972 39. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 27.511 0.019 0.629 130.857 0.090 3.062 40. 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac 27.537 0.026 0.655 130.733 0.124 3.186 41. 30 Steve Park Chevrolet 27.687 0.150 0.805 130.025 0.708 3.894 42. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 27.774 0.087 0.892 129.618 0.407 4.301 43. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 27.781 0.007 0.899 129.585 0.033 4.334 44. 37 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 27.850 0.069 0.968 129.264 0.321 4.655 45. 102 Brandon Ash Ford 28.569 0.719 1.687 126.011 3.253 7.908 * Series rookie

Starting Line-up

Pos # Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 26.931 133.675 2. 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 26.938 0.007 0.007 133.640 0.035 0.035 3. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 26.950 0.012 0.019 133.581 0.059 0.094 4. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 26.983 0.033 0.052 133.417 0.164 0.258 5. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 27.037 0.054 0.106 133.151 0.266 0.524 6. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.056 0.019 0.125 133.057 0.094 0.618 7. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 27.056 0.000 0.125 133.057 0.000 0.618 8. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 27.062 0.006 0.131 133.028 0.029 0.647 9. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 27.135 0.073 0.204 132.670 0.358 1.005 10. 01 Joe Nemechek Pontiac 27.147 0.012 0.216 132.611 0.059 1.064 11. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.148 0.001 0.217 132.607 0.004 1.068 12. 6 Mark Martin Ford 27.161 0.013 0.230 132.543 0.064 1.132 13. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.173 0.012 0.242 132.484 0.059 1.191 14. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 27.176 0.003 0.245 132.470 0.014 1.205 15. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 27.178 0.002 0.247 132.460 0.010 1.215 16. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 27.189 0.011 0.258 132.406 0.054 1.269 17. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 27.191 0.002 0.260 132.397 0.009 1.278 18. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 27.199 0.008 0.268 132.358 0.039 1.317 19. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 27.216 0.017 0.285 132.275 0.083 1.400 20. 0 Ward Burton Pontiac 27.232 0.016 0.301 132.197 0.078 1.478 21. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 27.237 0.005 0.306 132.173 0.024 1.502 22. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 27.246 0.009 0.315 132.130 0.043 1.545 23. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 27.246 0.000 0.315 132.130 0.000 1.545 24. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 27.251 0.005 0.320 132.105 0.025 1.570 25. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 27.253 0.002 0.322 132.096 0.009 1.579 26. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 27.261 0.008 0.330 132.057 0.039 1.618 27. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 27.268 0.007 0.337 132.023 0.034 1.652 28. 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 27.275 0.007 0.344 131.989 0.034 1.686 29. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 27.292 0.017 0.361 131.907 0.082 1.768 30. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 27.303 0.011 0.372 131.854 0.053 1.821 31. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 27.335 0.032 0.404 131.699 0.155 1.976 32. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 27.379 0.044 0.448 131.488 0.211 2.187 33. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 27.403 0.024 0.472 131.372 0.116 2.303 34. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 27.407 0.004 0.476 131.353 0.019 2.322 35. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 27.498 0.091 0.567 130.919 0.434 2.756 36. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 27.507 0.009 0.576 130.876 0.043 2.799 Provisional 37. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 27.556 38. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 27.657 39. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 27.677 40. 30 Steve Park Chevrolet 27.670 41. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 27.702 42. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 27.591 43. 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac 27.639 Did Not Qualify 44. 37 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 45. 102 Brandon Ash Ford

Practice Two

Pos # Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st 1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.539 130.724 2. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 27.572 0.033 0.033 130.567 0.157 0.157 3. 6 Mark Martin Ford 27.603 0.031 0.064 130.421 0.146 0.303 4. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 27.603 0.000 0.064 130.421 0.000 0.303 5. 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 27.622 0.019 0.083 130.331 0.090 0.393 6. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 27.668 0.046 0.129 130.114 0.217 0.610 7. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.670 0.002 0.131 130.105 0.009 0.619 8. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 27.684 0.014 0.145 130.039 0.066 0.685 9. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 27.698 0.014 0.159 129.973 0.066 0.751 10. 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 27.704 0.006 0.165 129.945 0.028 0.779 11. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.777 0.073 0.238 129.604 0.341 1.120 12. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 27.779 0.002 0.240 129.594 0.010 1.130 13. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 27.788 0.009 0.249 129.552 0.042 1.172 14. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 27.793 0.005 0.254 129.529 0.023 1.195 15. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 27.797 0.004 0.258 129.510 0.019 1.214 16. 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 27.800 0.003 0.261 129.496 0.014 1.228 17. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 27.824 0.024 0.285 129.385 0.111 1.339 18. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 27.825 0.001 0.286 129.380 0.005 1.344 19. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.841 0.016 0.302 129.306 0.074 1.418 20. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.843 0.002 0.304 129.296 0.010 1.428 21. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 27.855 0.012 0.316 129.241 0.055 1.483 22. 30 Steve Park Chevrolet 27.855 0.000 0.316 129.241 0.000 1.483 23. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 27.861 0.006 0.322 129.213 0.028 1.511 24. 0 Ward Burton Pontiac 27.863 0.002 0.324 129.204 0.009 1.520 25. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 27.867 0.004 0.328 129.185 0.019 1.539 26. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 27.870 0.003 0.331 129.171 0.014 1.553 27. 01 Joe Nemechek Pontiac 27.877 0.007 0.338 129.139 0.032 1.585 28. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 27.898 0.021 0.359 129.042 0.097 1.682 29. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 27.946 0.048 0.407 128.820 0.222 1.904 30. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 27.960 0.014 0.421 128.755 0.065 1.969 31. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 27.963 0.003 0.424 128.742 0.013 1.982 32. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 27.971 0.008 0.432 128.705 0.037 2.019 33. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 27.974 0.003 0.435 128.691 0.014 2.033 34. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 28.019 0.045 0.480 128.484 0.207 2.240 35. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 28.022 0.003 0.483 128.470 0.014 2.254 36. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 28.032 0.010 0.493 128.425 0.045 2.299 37. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 28.061 0.029 0.522 128.292 0.133 2.432 38. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 28.099 0.038 0.560 128.118 0.174 2.606 39. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 28.135 0.036 0.596 127.955 0.163 2.769 40. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 28.150 0.015 0.611 127.886 0.069 2.838 41. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 28.218 0.068 0.679 127.578 0.308 3.146 42. 14 Larry Foyt* Dodge 28.294 0.076 0.755 127.235 0.343 3.489 43. 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac 28.435 0.141 0.896 126.605 0.630 4.119

Race Result

Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status 1. 11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 180 5 312 $203,017 Running 2. 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 175 5 312 $173,625 Running 3. 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 170 5 312 $152,625 Running 4. 7 97 Kurt Busch Ford 170 10 312 $142,585 Running 5. 17 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 155 312 $100,925 Running 6. 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 150 312 $86,000 Running 7. 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 146 312 $111,778 Running 8. 27 99 Jeff Burton Ford 142 312 $98,917 Running 9. 28 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 138 312 $95,656 Running 10. 12 6 Mark Martin Ford 134 312 $99,133 Running 11. 15 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 130 312 $100,000 Running 12. 22 42 Jamie McMurray * Dodge 127 312 $59,900 Running 13. 2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 124 312 $58,900 Running 14. 18 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 121 312 $90,633 Running 15. 25 16 Greg Biffle * Ford 118 312 $56,130 Running 16. 33 1 John Andretti Chevrolet 115 312 $75,162 Running 17. 30 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 112 312 $76,875 Running 18. 6 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 109 312 $102,128 Running 19. 41 74 Tony Raines * Chevrolet 106 312 $53,350 Running 20. 14 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 103 312 $89,225 Running 21. 35 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 100 312 $79,900 Running 22. 21 154 Todd Bodine Ford 97 312 $65,575 Running 23. 43 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac 99 5 312 $60,250 Running 24. 8 77 Dave Blaney Ford 91 312 $68,589 Running 25. 26 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 88 312 $52,375 Running 26. 23 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 85 312 $48,450 Running 27. 34 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 82 312 $51,625 Running 28. 32 14 Larry Foyt * Dodge 79 312 $49,200 Running 29. 39 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 76 312 $93,853 Running 30. 19 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 73 310 $77,706 Running 31. 10 01 Joe Nemechek Pontiac 70 310 $50,925 Running 32. 31 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 67 310 $75,862 Running 33. 5 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 64 305 $85,217 Running 34. 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 61 297 $86,603 Running 35. 36 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 58 280 $55,300 Engine 36. 24 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 55 267 $92,233 Running 37. 42 43 Jeff Green Dodge 52 266 $82,803 Engine 38. 38 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 54 5 207 $54,900 Accident 39. 40 30 Steve Park Chevrolet 46 206 $54,775 Accident 40. 29 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 43 167 $46,625 Accident 41. 20 0 Ward Burton Pontiac 40 167 $47,185 Accident 42. 9 41 Casey Mears * Dodge 37 117 $54,350 Engine 43. 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 34 32 $54,471 Engine Race Winning Time: 3h19m11 Winning Margin: 0.735s

Championship Standings

Pos Driver Pts St Wins T5 T10 Winnings 1. Matt Kenseth 4828 34 1 10 24 $3,870,810 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4600 34 2 13 21 $4,744,340 3. Jimmie Johnson 4587 34 3 12 18 $5,225,400 4. Jeff Gordon 4528 34 3 14 19 $4,863,930 5. Ryan Newman 4499 34 8 16 21 $4,655,170 6. Kevin Harvick 4477 34 1 10 17 $4,656,260 7. Tony Stewart 4260 34 2 12 16 $5,003,900 8. Bobby Labonte 4055 34 1 11 15 $4,315,990 9. Kurt Busch 3983 34 4 9 14 $4,873,800 10. Bill Elliott 3966 34 0 8 10 $3,957,180 11. Terry Labonte 3912 34 1 4 9 $3,467,410 12. Michael Waltrip 3842 34 2 8 11 $4,338,910 13. Jeff Burton 3842 34 0 3 10 $3,669,700 14. Jamie McMurray* 3769 34 0 5 12 $2,587,940 15. Rusty Wallace 3757 34 0 2 12 $3,591,030 16. Robby Gordon 3680 34 2 4 10 $3,552,050 17. Mark Martin 3665 34 0 5 10 $3,889,960 18. Greg Biffle* 3508 33 1 3 6 $2,305,900 19. Sterling Marlin 3477 34 0 0 9 $3,758,360 20. Jeremy Mayfield 3411 34 0 3 10 $2,773,550 21. Ricky Rudd 3408 34 0 4 5 $2,997,320 22. Ward Burton 3369 34 0 0 4 $3,402,260 23. Elliott Sadler 3325 34 0 2 9 $3,489,200 24. Joe Nemechek 3226 34 1 2 6 $2,432,210 25. Dale Jarrett 3224 34 1 1 7 $3,871,990 26. Ricky Craven 3212 34 1 3 8 $3,001,930 27. Johnny Benson 3207 34 0 1 3 $3,188,390 28. Dave Blaney 3033 34 0 1 4 $2,705,340 29. Jimmy Spencer 2933 33 0 1 4 $2,433,990 30. Kenny Wallace 2894 34 0 0 1 $2,372,740 31. Steve Park 2756 33 0 1 3 $2,573,590 32. Todd Bodine 2731 33 0 0 1 $2,381,720 33. Jeff Green 2507 29 0 0 1 $2,526,130 34. Tony Raines* 2498 33 0 0 0 $2,007,440 35. Casey Mears* 2492 34 0 0 0 $2,526,930 36. Ken Schrader 2396 31 0 0 2 $1,961,170 37. Kyle Petty 2347 32 0 0 0 $2,238,550 38. John Andretti 2269 27 0 0 1 $2,434,860 39. Mike Skinner 1914 25 0 0 0 $1,739,650 40. Jack Sprague* 1284 18 0 0 0 $1,187,830 41. Mike Wallace 1189 14 0 0 2 $1,031,100 42. Larry Foyt* 1034 18 0 0 0 $1,085,930 43. Christian Fittipaldi 857 15 0 0 0 $1,265,830 44. Jerry Nadeau 844 10 0 1 1 $861,628 45. Derrike Cope 788 17 0 0 0 $985,521 46. Jason Leffler 764 10 0 0 0 $594,500 47. Kevin Lepage 731 9 0 0 0 $635,817 48. Scott Wimmer 387 4 0 0 1 $311,092 49. Hermie Sadler 373 9 0 0 0 $509,391 50. Johnny Sauter 356 5 0 0 0 $281,335 51. Brett Bodine 308 6 0 0 0 $383,718 52. Scott Pruett 236 2 0 1 1 $143,035 53. Brian Vickers 222 3 0 0 0 $167,134 54. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 203 2 0 0 0 $128,725 55. Boris Said 201 2 0 0 1 $134,680 56. Ron Fellows 200 2 0 0 1 $161,854 57. Buckshot Jones 160 2 0 0 0 $119,730 58. Jason Keller 152 2 0 0 0 $128,007 59. Johnny Miller 146 2 0 0 0 $110,814 60. David Green 125 2 0 0 0 $138,070 61. Casey Atwood 113 2 0 0 0 $149,838 62. Hideo Fukuyama* 98 2 0 0 0 $115,229 63. PJ Jones 91 1 0 0 0 $59,135 64. Mike Bliss 85 1 0 0 0 $65,300 65. Paul Menard 76 1 0 0 0 $52,410 66. Jason Jarrett 76 1 0 0 0 $52,640 67. Ted Musgrave 70 1 0 0 0 $63,715 68. Morgan Shepherd 68 2 0 0 0 $120,034 69. Geoffrey Bodine 46 1 0 0 0 $78,150 70. Stacy Compton 39 1 0 0 0 $67,400